Interim Procurement Lead - Marketing Spend &6-700/d Leeds

Adecco; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Leeds office presence

Job summary

Adecco is seeking an experienced procurement professional for a 6-month contract focused on marketing spend and category management. The role offers Leeds-based office days (2 per week) with 3 days from home, in a high-profile financial services environment.

You will lead strategic sourcing, optimise supplier performance, and advise senior stakeholders while ensuring governance, compliance, and risk mitigation remain central. This is an IR35-in-scope opportunity.

Qualifications

• Marketing, media and advertising categories procurement experience.
• Track record in marketing category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience managing complex supplier ecosystems.
• Solid understanding of contracts, commercial risk and governance.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of category strategies across marketing spend.
• Lead strategic sourcing activity and supplier negotiations.
• Drive cost reduction and value optimisation (TCO focus).
• Build and manage key supplier relationships and governance frameworks.
• Provide expert procurement advice to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure robust contract management, including risk mitigation.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policies, processes, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate across procurement and wider business teams to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Marketing procurement

Marketing category management

Stakeholder engagement

Supplier management

Contracts & governance

Job description

We're seeking an experienced Procurement professional to join a leading financial services organisation on an initial 6-month contract. This role focuses on marketing spend / marketing category, offering the opportunity to lead strategic sourcing activity, optimise supplier performance, and deliver tangible commercial value in a complex, high-profile environment.

You'll act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, driving best practice procurement and influencing key business decisions while ensuring compliance, governance, and risk mitigation remain front of mind.

2 days/week in the office (Leeds) and 3 days from home. This role is inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of category strategies across marketing spend
• Lead strategic sourcing activity and supplier negotiations
• Drive cost reduction and value optimisation (TCO focus)
• Build and manage key supplier relationships and governance frameworks
• Provide expert procurement advice to senior stakeholders
• Ensure robust contract management, including risk mitigation
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Maintain compliance with procurement policies, processes, and audit requirements
• Collaborate across procurement and wider business teams to deliver outcomes

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong Procurement experience within marketing / media / advertising categories
• Proven track record in marketing category management and strategic sourcing
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Experience managing complex supplier ecosystems
• Strong understanding of contracts, commercial risk, and governance

This role is for an initial 6 months, 2 days/week in the office in Leeds and 3 from home. Inside IR35.